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Why the guns-on-campus debate matters for American higher education
Steven J. Friesen, University of Texas at Austin As of Aug. 1, 2016, a new law allows concealed handguns in college and university buildings in Texas. ... -
Want great teachers? There’s no one-size-fits-all solution
Gerald K. LeTendre, Pennsylvania State University Most of us know the difference a good teacher makes in the life of a child. Many global institutions working ... -
Help your children play out a story and watch them become more creative
Sandra Russ, Case Western Reserve University Just about every institution these days is looking for creative individuals. Adults who can innovate in high-quality ways and contribute ... -
How learning a new language improves tolerance
This article was written by Amy Thompson There are many benefits to knowing more than one language. For example, it has been shown that aging adults ... -
Why the baby brain can learn two languages at the same time
Naja Ferjan Ramirez, University of Washington Any adult who has attempted to learn a foreign language can attest to how difficult and confusing it can be. ... -
Keeping girls at school may reduce teenage pregnancy and STIs – but sex education doesn’t
This article was written by Amanda Mason-Jones Worldwide, more than 65m adolescent girls have no access to school. And it’s not just poorer countries that suffer from ... -
Three Handy Rubrics for Assessment Creation
When it comes to creating classroom assessments, educators have a lot of leeway as to form, content, and length. Sometimes, the breadth available can be a ... -
Why schools should provide one laptop per child
Binbin Zheng, Michigan State University and Mark Warschauer, University of California, Irvine A recent international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found no ... -
Hope for High School Dropouts: How Increasing Graduation Rates Will Transform Our Country
Are math and science killing our high school graduation rates? More rigorous math and science requirements for high school graduation are in place. At the same ... -
Here’s why immigrant students perform poorly
Molly McManus, University of Texas at Austin Immigrant students in the United States consistently perform worse academically than nonimmigrant students. This achievement gap is evident as ...